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WOLSONG-3
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PHWR
CANDU 6
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
601
MW
e
665
MW
e
624
MW
e
2061
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
17 Mar, 1994
19 Feb, 1998
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
25 Mar, 1998
01 Jul, 1998
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
129.82 TW.h
85.4 %
85.4 %
14.6 %
86.9 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
Operating History
Year
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Annual Time On Line
[h]
Operation Factor
[%]
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
Load Factor
[%]
Annual
Cumulative
Annual
Cumulative
1998
3460.260
650
5326
96.4
96.1
96.1
98.9
98.9
1999
4696.650
650
7008
80.0
80.2
85.6
82.5
88.0
2000
5925.220
650
8784
100.0
99.9
91.3
103.8
94.3
2001
4923.930
650
7409
84.6
85.3
89.6
86.5
92.1
2002
5043.330
650
8083
92.3
91.8
90.1
88.6
91.3
2003
5579.530
650
8176
93.3
93.1
90.6
98.0
92.5
2004
5540.290
650
8152
92.8
92.2
90.9
97.0
93.2
2005
5997.860
650
8760
100.0
100.0
92.1
105.3
94.8
2006
5617.760
682
8205
93.7
93.4
92.3
94.0
94.7
2007
5826.590
681
8239
94.0
93.8
92.4
97.7
95.0
2008
5761.080
707
8129
92.5
92.6
92.4
92.8
94.8
2009
5882.540
707
8287
94.6
94.3
92.6
95.0
94.8
2010
5986.430
707
8433
96.3
96.2
92.9
96.7
95.0
2011
6014.370
707
8477
96.8
96.4
93.2
97.1
95.2
2012
5460.600
686
7827
89.1
88.7
92.9
90.6
94.8
2013
5453.060
684
7937
90.6
90.4
92.7
91.0
94.6
2014
4968.560
665
7371
84.1
84.0
92.2
85.3
94.0
2015
5528.960
665
8313
94.9
94.7
92.3
94.9
94.1
2016
4046.370
651
6216
70.8
70.4
91.2
70.8
92.8
2017
1857.460
648
2890
33.0
32.8
88.3
32.7
89.9
2018
4116.180
641
6432
73.4
73.2
87.6
73.3
89.1
2019
3261.260
630
5184
59.2
58.2
86.3
59.1
87.8
2020
3480.850
627
5542
63.1
62.3
85.3
63.2
86.8
2021
4704.120
607
7665
87.5
86.6
85.3
88.5
86.8
2022
4686.170
605
7665
87.5
86.9
85.4
88.4
86.9
2023
4559.740
601
7522
85.9
85.6
85.4
86.6
86.9
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-18
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